Five Food Finds about Strawberries:

1. In a test, subjects who ate nitrate rich foods like strawberries, before exercising burned 100 more calories than those who did not.
2. Over 53 percent of seven to nine-year-olds picked strawberries as their favorite fruit.
3. In France, Strawberries were thought to be an aphrodisiac.  A soup made of strawberries, thinned sour cream, borage, & powered sugar was served to newlyweds.
4. Folk lore states that if you split a double strawberry in half and share it with the opposite sex, you’ll soon fall in love.
5. In medieval times, strawberries were served at important functions to bring peace & prosperity. (source-foodimentary.com)